Albanian Naval Defense Forces

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The naval ensign of the Albanian Navy.

The Albanian Naval Defense Forces (Albanian:Forcat e Mbrojtes Detare Shqipetare) are the naval branch of the Albanian military. They were renamed from the Coastal Defense Command of the Albanian Army in 1996. The Defense Forces' naval headquarters are located in Tirana, with bases at Durres and Pasalimani. The vessels of the Albanian Naval Defense Forces are comprised of mostly small torpedo boats, patrol craft and support craft, most of which are ex-Soviet and ex-Chinese vessels. The last Albanian submarine, a Russian built Whiskey class submarine, was retired in 1995.

The Defense Forces are made up of about 2,500 sailors, including 500 officers. There are an additional 350 Coast Guard troops. Turkey is also assisting Albania in establishing its Naval Academy and rebuilding repair facilities at Pasalimani.

1 Fleet
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Fleet

[edit] Torpedo Boats

1 x Shanghai-II class (Project 062)
- PT P-132
10 x Huchuan class semi-hydrofoils
- PT S-101
- PT S-102
- PT S-201
- PT S-209
- PT S-210
- PT S-214
- PT S-305
- PT S-306
- PT S-307
- PT S-406

[edit] Patrol Boats

2 x Patrol Craft, Coastal (PCC) class
3 x CP 231 Super Speranza-class
- PB R 124
- PB R 225
- PB R 226
1 x CP 603 Seppietta-class
- PB R 122
3 x Sea Spectre PB MK III class
1 CP 2010 class
- PB R 224
1 x CP 228-class
- PB R 123

[edit] Mine Warfare Ships

1 x T-43-class
- MSF M-222
2 x T-301-class
- MSC M-225
- MSC M-227

[edit] Service Craft

1 x Nyryat'-1-class (Project 522)
- YDT A-534
3 x PO-2 Yaroslavets-class
- YFL A-151
- YFL A-252
- YFL A-253
2 x LCT3-class
- YR A 223
- YR A ...

[edit] See also

[edit] References

Wertheim, Eric. The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, 2005-2006; Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems. US Naval Institute Press. Annapolis, Maryland. 2005.